Hose or the like supporter



Jan. Z'Z, 1959 F. HAWIE 23 5 HOSE OR THE LIKE SUPPORTER FiledjJune 14,1955 INVENTOR. Freq em C k Hawie 7 WQJMQ'M United States Patent O HOSEOR THE LIKE SUPPORTER Frederick Hawie, Nichols, Conn., assignor to TheHawie Manufacturing 'Co., Bridgeport, Conn., a corporation ofConnecticut Application June 14, 1955, Serial No. 515,289 11 Claims.(CI. 24-79) The present invention relates to a hose or the likesupporter and more particularly to a supporter adapted to be connectedto a supporting tab.

An object of the invention is to provide a hose supporter or the likewhich has a minimum of parts, may be secured to a supporting tab,particularly a tab of elastic material, in a simple, yet effectivemanner and held against relative movement thereon and which can bereadily released from gripping relation so that it may be adjusted orreplaced on the tab.

This is accomplished according to the present inven tion by providing arigid base unit having a supportingtab snubbing portion at one end and apivoted latch means carried by the base for coacting with the snubbedtab to lock it in position.

A feature of the invention resides in the relation between the unitaryrigid base member and the latch resulting in simplicity of constructionand ease of operation whereby the device will securely hold its positionon the tab and yet can be operated with one hand in a simple andeffective manner to release the grip on the tab to permit adjustments orreplacements of the device thereon.

Other features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from thespecification and claims when considered in connection with the drawingsin which:

Figure 1 shows a front view of the device.

Fig. 2 shows a side view of the device.

Fig. 3 shows a back view of the device.

Fig. 4 shows the device with the button tab in place and the supportingtab being inserted into snubbing relation.

Fig. 5 shows the device in locked supporting, relation.

As shown in the drawings, a rigid base is provided with abutton-receiving loop 11 .at one end, a tab.- receiving loop 12 at theother end and a latch mounting portion 13 intermediate the two loops.While the base may be stamped from sheet metal or otherwise suitablyformed, it is herein illustrated as being bent up from a heavy wire 14and preferably has the ends 14a, 14b of the wire disposed at the endforming a tab-receiving loop and enclosed in a sleeve 15. The sleeve notonly reenforces the joint between the ends but also forms an enlargedsnubbing surface for the supporting tab as will be described.

Cooperating with the snubbing portion of the base is a pivoted latch 16disposed on the rear of the base and having a clamping portion 16aprovided with a slot 17 adjacent the snubbing portion. The end of thelatch projects upwardly above the snubbing portion and is offsetforwardly together with the upper edge 17a of the slot, as shown in Fig.2, so as to efiectivel'y grip the supporting tab when in position.

While the latch may be formed with means for pivoting it on the mountingportion, in the illustrated form of the invention it is mounted on thebase by means of 'a mounting clip 18 having tangs 19 adapted to becrimped around the wire in the mounting portion 13. The upper end of theclip is rolled at 18a to grip the wire and also provide a loop 20 forreceiving a transverse lower pivot bar 21 formed on the latch andfloatingly supporting the same for slight movement longitudinally of thebase. It will be seen from the foregoing that a simplified constructionis achieved which can be readily manufactured and easily assembled.

As shown in the drawings, the latch is pivotally mounted on the rear ofthe base with the offset portion located forwardly of the base when inlocked position. The forwardly projecting end of the latch hasa broadfingerpiece 22 by which the latch can be readily moved with respect tothe base to released position.

If desired the clip 18 can be provided with a transverse slot 181)through which the anchor 23 on the button tab 24 may be passed intointerlocked relation, as shown in Fig. 4, with the button 25 on the tabin position to cooperate with the button loop 11 to secure a hose or thelike thereto.

While the device of the present invention may be used in many ways, itis preferred to detachably and adjustably secure it to a supporting tab26 such as depends from a girdle or the like garment. Though it can beused with woven supporting tabs, it is highly efiicient in holding toelastic supporting tabs and more particularly to the tabs of latex typegirdles since the device will hold to the latex tab and will not shiftits position thereon due to the stretching of the tab in use.

To mount the device on the supporting tab, the rigid base is held in thehand and the fingerpiece 22 is pressed by the thumb to move the latchrearwardly of the base as shown in Fig. 4. The end 26a of the supportingtab 26 is passed through the slot over the lower edge 17b about thesnubbing portion on the base, back through the slot 17 engaging theupper edge 17a. An upward pull on the supporting tab will move the latchabout its pivot into the position shown in Fig. 5 in which the upperedge of the slot snaps over the snubbing portion and bears against thesupporting tab. The latch above the upper edge is rearwardly bowed, asshown at 27. This maintains the tab in effective snubbed relation aroundthe snubbing portion and causes the latch to press the lower edge 17bagainst the tab when a longitudinal pull is on the tab. Even though thesupporting tab may be of elastic material, the stretching and returningof the supporting tab in use does not relieve the snubbed portion of thetab from the gripping action of the clamping portion of the latch so asto permit relative movement between the supporting tab and the device ofthe present invention.

However, when it is desired to release the supporting tab, it is merelynecessary to hold the base in the hand, apply pressure by the thumb tothe elongate fingerpiece and press it rearwardly. This moves the latchto. the position shown in Fig. 4 wherein the supporting tab is free ofthe snubbing action and can be withdrawn.

Not only does the device of the present invention provide a strong holdon the supporting tab and prevent relative movement thereon, but alsoprovides. a simple and effective means for adjusting the device withrespect to the tab. This is accomplished by holding the base in the handand pushing the latch back with the thumb to release the holding actionwhereupon the supporting tab can be moved through the slot around thesnubbing portion to the desired extent to. properly locate. the deviceon the tab and the tab given a longitudinal pull causing the latch to besnapped into holding relation.

It will be seen from the foregoing that l have provided a simple andeffective device which can be readily manipulated by one hand, which canbe easily applied 'to' 3 a supporting tab and is effectively heldthereon against displacement and yet which can be readily and easilyadjusted on the tab to the desired position.

Variations and modifications may be made within the scope of the claimsand portions of the improvements may be used without others.

I claim:

1. A hose or the like supporter adapted to be connected to a supportingtab, comprising a rigid base member having a button-receiving loop atone end, a tab-receiving loop, having a tab engaging portion, at theother end and a latch mounting portion intermediate said button loop andtab-receiving loop, and a latch pivotally mounted on the base member andincluding a portion having a slot cooperating with the tab-engagingportion of the tab-receiving loop of the rigid base member to clamp thesupporting tab thereto.

2. A hose or the like supporter adapted to be connected to a supportingtab, comprising a rigid base member having a button-receiving loop atone end, a tab-receiving loop, having a tab-engaging portion at theother end and a latch mounting portion intermediate said button loop andtab-receiving loop, a clip secured to the latch mounting portion, and alatch pivotally mounted on the clip and including a portion having aslot cooperating with the tab-engaging portion of the tab-receiving loopto clamp the tab thereto.

3. A hose or the like supporter adapted to be connected to a supportingtab, comprising a rigid base member having a button-receiving loop atone end, a tabreceiving loop having a transverse snubbing portion at theother end about which said supporting tab is looped and a latch mountingportion intermediate said button loop and tab-receiving loop, a clipsecured to the latch mounting portion, and a one-piece latch pivotallymounted on the clip and having a clamping portion cooperating with thesnubbing portion of the tab-receiving loop to clamp the tab thereto,said clamping portion having a slot through which the tab may pass intosnubbing relation about said snubbing portion.

4. A hose or the like supporter adapted to be connected to a supportingtab, comprising a rigid base member having a button-receiving loop atone end, a tab snubbing portion at the other end about which saidsupporting tab is looped and a latch mounting portion intermediate saidbutton loop and tab snubbing portion, a clip secured to the latchmounting portion, and a latch disposed on the rear of the supporter andhaving one end pivotally mounted on the clip and a portion cooperatingwith the snubbing portion to clamp the tab thereto, said latch having afingerpiece at the other end projecting therefrom to be readily engagedby the finger whereby said latch can be readily pivoted rearwardly withrespect to said rigid member to release the clamp and free thesupporting tab.

5. A hose or the like supporter adapted to be connected to a supportingtab, comprising a rigid base member having a button-receiving loop atone end, a tabreceiving loop having a transverse snubbing portion at theother end about which said supporting tab is looped and a latch mountingportion intermediate said button loop and tab-receiving loop, and aone-piece latch pivotally mounted on the mounting portion and having aclamping portion cooperating with the snubbing portion of thetab-receiving loop to clamp the tab thereto, said clamping portionhaving a slot through which the end of the tab may pass to and from thesnubbing portion to extend thereabout.

6. A hose or the like supporter adapted to be secured to a supportingtab, comprising a rigid base member in cluding a transverse snubbingportion at one end about which said supporting tab is looped, a clipsecured to the base member, and a latch disposed on the rear of thesupporter and pivotally mounted on the clip and having a transverseclamping portion cooperating with the snubbing portion to clamp the tabthereto, said clamping portion having a slot therein through which theend of the tab is adapted to pass to and from the snubbing portion, theend of the latch above the slot being displaced for wardly and having anelongate fingerpiece formed thereon to project outwardly to be readilyengaged by the finger whereby the latch may be moved rearwardly withrespect to the rigid base member to release the tab from the supporter.

7. A hose or the like supporter adapted to be secured to a supportingtab, comprising a rigid base member having a button-receiving loop atone end, a tab-receiving loop provided with a transverse snubbingportion at the other end about which said supporting tab is looped and aiatch mounting portion intermediate said button loop and tab-receivingloop, a clip secured to the latch mounting portion, and a latch disposedon the rear of the supporter and pivotally mounted on the clip andhaving a transverse clamping portion cooperating with the snubbingportion to clamp the tab thereto, said clamping portion having a slottherein through which the end of the tab passes to and from the snubbingportion, the end of the latch above the slot being displaced forwardlyand having an elongate fingerpiece extending above the snubbing portionwhereby the latch may be moved rearwardly with respect to the rigid basemember to release the tab from the supporter.

8. A hose or the like supporter adapted to be secured to a supportingtab having a free end, comprising a rigid base member including atransverse snubbing portion at one end about which said supporting tabis looped, a clip secured to the base member, and a latch disposed onthe rear of the supporter and pivotally mounted on the clip and having atransverse clamping portion cooperating with the snubbing portion toclamp the tab thereto, said clamping portion having a slot thereinthrough which the free end of the tab is adapted to pass to and from thesnubbing portion when the latch is in rearward position so that endwisepull on the supporting tab causes the latch to pivot into clampingrelation with the snubbing portion, the end of the latch above the slotbeing displaced forwardly and having an elongate fingerpiece whereby thelatch may be moved rearwardly with respect to the rigid base member torelease the tab from the supporter.

9. A hose or the like supporter adapted to be connected to a supportingtab, comprising a rigid base member constructed and arranged from asingle piece of wire and having a button-receiving loop at one end, atab-receiving loop provided with a transverse end portion at the otherend and a latch mounting portion intermediate said button loop andtab-receiving loop, said transverse end portion providing a snubbingsurface about which a tab may be looped, a sheet metal clip secured tothe latch mounting portion, and a one-piece latch pivotally mounted onthe clip and having a transverse clamping portion provided with a slotthrough which a tab may pass into snubbing relation with said transverseend portion, said clamping portion cooperating with the transverseportion to clamp the tab snubbed therearound thereto.

10. A hose or the like supporter adapted to be connected to a supportingtab, comprising a rigid base member constructed and arranged from asingle piece of wire and having a button-receiving loop at one end, atab-receiving loop provided with a transverse end portion at the otherend and a latch mounting portion intermediate said button loop andtab-receiving loop, the ends of said wire being disposed in saidtransverse end portion, a sleeve overlying said ends and extending alongsaid transverse portion to provide a smooth, enlarged snubbing surfaceabout which a tab may be looped, a sheet metal clip secured to the latchmounting portion, and a one-piece latch pivotally mounted on the clipand having a transverse clamping portion provided with a slot throughwhich the end of the tab may pass into snubbing relation with saidsleeve, said clumping portion cooperating with the sleeve to clamp theportion of the tab snubbed therearound thereto.

11. A hose or the like supporter adapted to be connected to a supportingtab, comprising a rigid base member constructed and arranged from asingle piece of wire and having a button-receiving loop at one end, atab-receiving loop provided with a transverse end portion at the otherend about which said supporting tab is looped and a latch mountingportion intermediate said button loop and tab-receiving loop, the endsof said Wire being disposed in said transverse end portion, a sleeveoverlying said ends and extending along said transverse portion toprovide a smooth, enlarged snubbing surface about which a tab may bepassed, a sheet metal clip secured to the latch mounting portion, and aone-piece latch disposed at the rear of the supporter and pivotallymounted on the clip, said latch having a transverse clamp- .6 ingportion provided with a slot through which the end of the tab passes toand from the snubbing surface on said sleeve, said clamping portioncooperating with the sleeve to clamp the portion of the tab snubbedtherearound thereto, the end of the latch above the slot being displacedforwardly and having an elongate, broad fingerpiece whereby the latchmay be moved rearwardly with respect to the rigid base member to releasethe latch from clamping relation.

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